Murkowski, Sullivan vote to block Honduras human rights inquiry

Both Alaska senators voted June 17 against a motion to discharge a resolution that would have formally requested human rights information about Honduras, a country receiving U.S. security assistance.

Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan each voted Nay, joining the 50 senators who voted no to defeat the motion to discharge S.Res. 616 from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The final tally was 44 yeas and 50 nays, and the motion was rejected.

The resolution would have invoked section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, which establishes a process for congressional reports on human rights practices in countries receiving U.S. security assistance, including Honduras. Because the motion failed, the resolution stays in committee with no immediate path to a floor vote.